{"id":"F2023L01158","name":"Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Islamic State East Asia) Regulations 2023","slug":"criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-islamic-state-east-asia-regulations-2023","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442052,"registerId":"F2023L01158-fast-fetch-1775957175644","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Islamic State East Asia) Regulations 2023","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nCriminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Islamic State East Asia) Regulations 2023\n\nI, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.\n\nDated 31 August 2023\n\nDavid Hurley\n\nGovernor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nMark Dreyfus\n\nAttorney‑General\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Schedules\n\n5 Terrorist organisation—Islamic State East Asia\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nCriminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Islamic State East Asia) Regulations 2020\n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Islamic State East Asia) Regulations 2023.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument 12 September 2023. 12 September 2023\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under the Criminal Code Act 1995.\n\n4  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n5  Terrorist organisation—Islamic State East Asia\n\n (1) For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of terrorist organisation in subsection 102.1(1) of the Criminal Code, the organisation known as Islamic State East Asia is specified.\n\n (2) Islamic State East Asia is also known by the following names:\n\n (a) Ansharul Khilafah Philippines;\n\n (b) Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters‑Abubakar;\n\n (c) Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters‑Bungos;\n\n (d) Dawlah Islamiyah‑Lanao;\n\n (e) Dawlah Islamiyah‑Maguindanao;\n\n (f) Dawlah Islamiyah‑Torayfie Group;\n\n (g) Dawlatul Islamiyah Waliyatul Masrik;\n\n (h) Islamic State East Asia Province;\n\n (i) Islamic State in Iraq and Syria‑Philippines;\n\n (j) Islamic State Lanao;\n\n (k) Islamic State‑Philippines;\n\n (l) Islamic State Ranao;\n\n (m) Jama’atu al‑Muhajirin wal Ansar fil Filibin;\n\n (n) Marawi Front;\n\n (o) Maute Group;\n\n (p) Syuful Khalifah Fi Luzon;\n\n (q) Wilayah East Asia.\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\n \n\nCriminal Code (Terrorist Organisation—Islamic State East Asia) Regulations 2020\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a routine sunsetting/re-listing instrument that maintains the status quo. It does exactly what its title suggests and what the 2020 version did before it: list one specific terrorist organisation. There is no scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only 5 substantive sections plus a repeal schedule)","Single operative provision (section 5) that does one thing: specify the organisation and its aliases","No defined terms beyond the standard interpretation rules","No cross-references except to the parent Criminal Code Act 1995","Straightforward repeal of the previous instrument without transitional provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation re-lists Islamic State East Asia (and its 17 aliases) as a terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code for another three years, reviving and replacing the expiring 2020 regulation. That listing makes membership, recruitment, training or support criminal offences in Australia, affecting anyone who deals with the group and guiding law enforcement to prosecute serious terrorism offences."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument repeals the 2020 Regulations (Schedule 1) and re‑specifies Islamic State East Asia and its alternative names under subsection 102.1(1)(b) of the Criminal Code (section 5). The text shows a replacement of the prior instrument but does not state whether the substantive scope of the designation differs from the earlier instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Single, focused substantive action: specifies an organisation and lists alternative names (section 5).","Legal effect depends on cross‑reference to the Criminal Code (subsection 102.1(1)(b)), so consequences are mostly located in external legislation (sections 3 and 5).","Repeals an earlier instrument in full (Schedule 1), creating a direct replacement relationship with prior regulations.","Routine commencement and formal provisions only; no procedural, evidential or enforcement details in this instrument (sections 1–4)."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation formally designates “Islamic State East Asia” as a terrorist organisation for the purposes of subsection 102.1(1)(b) of the Criminal Code and records a list of alternative names. It was made under the Criminal Code Act 1995 and commenced on 12 September 2023.\n\nThe designation brings the organisation within the Criminal Code’s terrorist‑organisation framework (affecting people or entities linked to it). The instrument also repeals the 2020 Regulations and replaces that earlier specification."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-islamic-state-east-asia-regulations-2023","history":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-islamic-state-east-asia-regulations-2023/history","analysis":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-islamic-state-east-asia-regulations-2023/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-islamic-state-east-asia-regulations-2023/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-islamic-state-east-asia-regulations-2023/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/criminal-code-terrorist-organisation-islamic-state-east-asia-regulations-2023/documents"}}